Patents by Inventor Brett Provance

Brett Provance has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11676464
    Abstract: A delivery monitoring system comprises a portable camera positioned on a delivery person; a camera activation application executed by a mobile electronic device to control a video-generating operation of the portable camera; and a special-purpose processor that outputs a data instruction to an electronic locking device to unlock an entrance to a location for delivering an item by the delivery person only when the portable camera is recording video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Lark, Bart Stein, Thomas Nguyen, Brett Provance
  • Publication number: 20210407268
    Abstract: A delivery monitoring system comprises a portable camera positioned on a delivery person; a camera activation application executed by a mobile electronic device to control a video-generating operation of the portable camera; and a special-purpose processor that outputs a data instruction to an electronic locking device to unlock an entrance to a location for delivering an item by the delivery person only when the portable camera is recording video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Walter Lark, Bart Stein, Thomas Nguyen, Brett Provance
  • Patent number: 11087602
    Abstract: A delivery monitoring system comprises a portable camera positioned on a delivery person; a camera activation application executed by a mobile electronic device to control a video-generating operation of the portable camera; and a special-purpose processor that outputs a data instruction to an electronic locking device to unlock an entrance to a location for delivering an item by the delivery person only when the portable camera is recording video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Walter Lark, Bart Stein, Thomas Nguyen, Brett Provance
  • Publication number: 20200005614
    Abstract: A delivery monitoring system comprises a portable camera positioned on a delivery person; a camera activation application executed by a mobile electronic device to control a video-generating operation of the portable camera; and a special-purpose processor that outputs a data instruction to an electronic locking device to unlock an entrance to a location for delivering an item by the delivery person only when the portable camera is recording video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Walter Lark, Bart Stein, Thomas Nguyen, Brett Provance